Doorpost for railway cars



Nov. 28, 1933. w. F. .KIESEL, JR 1,937,088

DOORPOST FOR RAILWAY CARS Filed Dec. 24, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet l 1 I621 J1) INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

Nov. 28, 1933. w. F. KIESEL. JR

DOORPOST FOR RAILWAY CARS Filed Dec. 24. 1931 s Shets-Sheet 2 F V. B

IN VEN TOR.-

TTORNEYS.

02 Qimhm/ Nov. 28, 1933. w. F. KIESEL, JR 1,937,088

DOORPOST FOR RAILWAY CARS Filed Dec. 24, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 FIG. A? 4% 1: II hm 7 3] 26 AZ? 33 32 WITNESSES: INVENTOR:

BY W ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 28, 1933 noonros'r FOR) RAILWAY- oARs William F. Kiesel, Jr., llollidaysburg, Pa.

i l lication December 24,1 V A Serial No. 583,011

13 Claims. (01. 189-46) This invention relates to door posts for railway cars and more particularly to side door posts' for box cars or the like.

Heretofore it has been customary to make a 'lfbo'x car door post of built-up construction-for example, of several pieces of steel, at times, including wooden membe rs. With such door post constructions, especially those involving a wooden nailing piece, difiiculty has been expelflfrienced in the trucking of freight into and out of the car, the posts being frequently, damaged by the impact of trucks or'their'lading; and the use of rolled steel post. members has limited the value of the door posts as strengthening parts $joining the top and bottom chord of the side truss of the car. i

The object of the present invention is to eliminatethe foregoing difliculties by the provision of a one-piece door post, preferably ZOAmade of. cast metal, including variousformations facilitating the attachment of the post tov frame;

members of the car and other structural features of advantage which are hereinafter more specifically described.

vention is. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereof: a

Fig I represents afragmentary. view, in side elevation of a box cart designed'as aicarrier. for automobiles and embodying: side: door posts-of my invention. I

Fig, II represents an enlargedvertical cross section of the same, takeniasindicatedby the lines IIII ofjFig. I..

-post, taken. asvindicatedbythe lines-VII-VII of Figs. I and IV. V w t With reference to the drawings, there is-shown a portion of aibox-vcar whichin general isof" ordinary construction and which is'designed par- 7 tieuiarly for carrying automobiles." The side wall ofthe car is generallydesignatedby thenumeral l andhas thereinadoor opening defined-'at-its sides by door posts 2. In the example'selected for il-lustration the-door opening is closed-by double sliding side doors of the bottomehungtypfig Q116- One form or example of a door postof my in- Rig. III represents an enlarged horizontal crosssection of the same,taken. as indicated by the Fig. VII, representsa cross section of the doorof" which is designated at. 3a andf the other at '3b, The-particular. construction ofithe double doors} 7 B'afiandi 3b 'isinot" here described in detail; for. it will be recognized that such? doors are of "a well-known type used with" automobile cars;.CI-R The Wooden floor of the 'car -'is= designated at 4 and; is shownsupported' I'upon a channeli sill #5. i

To the channelsill ;5' brackets-6 areriveted at: spaced' 'intervalsgthe brackets 6' supporting a:

bottom: edge with housiiigs 8, accommod'atingi rollen bearlng r01lers 9 'whi'ch engage the track 7'," andi'withasuitable guide pi-eces Iq 'andi l'lfor keeping the doorronthe-track." The doors 3a, 3b;

are corrugated for stiffening purposes With hori-' 4w;

depending fiat' plate 16. The web --pormon -1r1 Of SQE-Z the Zi-ban'side plate 14 is disposed horizontally; To-theoutside ofthe' downturned' flange 18-of'the- Z -ba:r:side platen; there is'riveteda hood 19 which projects outwardly-and? downwardly. The-hood I9 is :provided v with: an extension: 20 projecting: 855

aroundztheltop edges iofthe' doors 3a, 3b; The hood '19 and its' extension ZQ are also in" thefo'rm of? repairs; At the inside ofithe' down-turned flange 18 of 'the side p1atei14','thereis secured by rivets a J bar weather strip 21'affordinga H? trough.orgutter 22*which, when thedoors are closed; extends :horizontally: along the inside top" edges=oftthe"doors -3a,' 3b beneath extensionzplates 1 a 23in the formof angles attlieitop edges. Each doorBa, 3bis provided'fat its outside-top cornerwith" a. retainerr plate "I 24: The arrangement of I the J bar: weather-strip 21': and the neighboringfl partsis more fully described in the pendingap plication for'U; 5'. Letters Patent; Serial No. 571,- 310, filed October27; 1931,.of Joel'Hubert Mattern, andjforms"nopart'ofthe presentiinvention. Whilethe'side'plate 14eand'the flat'platexlfi to? which" the side plate, is attached extend. longitudinally ofthe 'car'wellbeyond 1 the confines of the door "opening at each side thereof, the J'-bar 9 weather strip 21 is substantially commensurate'in length withthe width of the door opening.

Asthus far described, the construction of the side doors andof the car 7 frame at the side-door peni g'is=mere1y-ty ica1 oran example of aboxcar construction to which the hereinafter described door posts of my invention are especially adapted.

Each door post 2, as clearly shown in the cross-.

which is presented to the door opening and which slopes with a gradual curve from the vertical plane of the outer face 25 inwardly and longi-;

tudinally toward. the correspondingcar and is designated at 27. Each side door post 2 is preferably made of cast'metal and has'integral therewith .various formations, including anchoring sectionsat each end, adapted for attachment to the car frame at the door opening as will 'be more fully explained.

InFig. V there isshown a perspective view of theright hand'door post 2, and it will be apparent that the left hand door post2 is of reverse form. In the case of each door'post, the main 'jamb section, which is of subtantially triangular form, merges at the upper end of the post with a rhomboidal section which. is adapted to fit between the side plate 14 and the depending flat plate'16. This formation affords a top face 28,

' 3 which-abutsagainst the underside of the horizontal web l'lof the side plate14. It also affords at the outside means, for direct attachment to thedownturned flange 18 of, the side plate 14 and to. the flat plate 16, the same comprising vertii33ca1 webs 29 and30, respectively. The vertical webs 29 and, 30 are provided with apertures 31 in which the securing rivets areinserted- .Atthelower end of each d'oorpost 2there'is formed integrally with the post proper horizon-v -fltal base flanges 32, and a, vertical base flange 33,

these flanges having apertures :34 for the reception-of rivets. The vertical base flange 33 'extends downwardly at the-outside of the channel sill 5 and abuts against and is directly attached to the verticalsurface 35 of the latter, element. The horizontal base flanges'32 of the door post 2 rest upon the upperhorizontal surface 36 of the underlyingchannel'sill 5 and-are riveted thereto.

Extending lengthwise of each door post 2, there I 'j1is formed integrally with thepost proper a flat flange 3'7. The verticallydisposed flat flange 37' projects rearwardly fromfthe rear edge of thejamb section in the plane of the outer face 25 of the post. This flange 3'7is also provided'with a.

series'of aperturesBS for the insertion ofbolts and rivets,-by which the flange is directly secured'tothe side sheathing 39 of the car; In the right angle formed between the flange 37 andtherear face ;26 of the door;post,*a wooden framepost40 may be accommodated, as shown inFig. III. The wooden post 40 is preferably recessed at'41 to-receive the heads of bolts and rivets.. J

On the outer face 250i each doorpost 2;,there isforrned near'the' inner edge a weathersealing section or flange 42, this part beingbent'to form ayhook,as.shown in Fig': III; The weather sealing flangei42 extends vertically from a point near the upper end-of the post-just beneaththe trough or v gutter 22" of the J-bar 21, to a point near the lower end of the post where the flange is cut away as indicated at 43. The cut away portion 43 fol lows,substantially-the contour of the protective P coveringg44 at the outside edge of the wooden floor 4 of the car. When the doors are closed,as

-Each clip or weather sealing strip 45 may also :-these areas.

are hollow, and hence of relativelylight and inshown in Fig. III, the hook-shapedflange 42 of each door post is engagedby a clip or sealing strip 45 attached to the side edge of the door and adapted to interlock with the flange on the door post.

have associated therewith an angle 46 at the edge 7 of the door. In an obvious manner the engagement between the clip or weather sealing strip 45 v and the hook-shaped flange 42 effects a tight seal at the side edges of the doors when'the latter are closed, preventing rain or snow from beating in at r n It will be observed that the longitudinally extending flange 37 at the rear edge of each door post 2 is so spaced from the hook shaped weather sealing flange 42 that free access may be had to the rivets or bolts, which comprise the means for attaching the sheathing 39 tothe door posts, whenthe doors are in closed position.

For the p urpose'of lightening the'door posts 2, without detracting from their strength as truss members. joining the top and bottom chords of the side'frames of the car, aseries of rectangular openings 47 are provided in the rear. face 26 of each post. m g a From. the-foregoing description it will be ap parent that the sloping inner faces 27 of the do or posts 2 permit greater freedom of movement for the trucking of freight into and out of the car, especially when the trucks enter or leave obliquely with relation to the platform alongside the car. 105 Furthermore, no sharp edges are presented at the inside of the door openings, to be damaged by the movement of freight into and'out of the car. It will also be apparent that while the door posts 2 1'10 expenslve construction, they serve as rigid memhers joining the tcpand bottom chord of the side frame or truss of the" car. The'various flanges and other formations. which are directly attachable to the side. plate 14, the side sill l5, and the. side sheathing 39, are all, formed integrally with the post proper and hence facilitate the assembly of the car frame. n a 5 While I have described one particular example" of the embodiment of my invention in a railway car, it will be readily apparent that various changes maybe made in the form of the door posts specifically illustrated and referred to herein without departing from the spirit of my invention as defined the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1 Ina railway car having a side door opening,

plate and sid'esill, a cast metal side post for opening, said post having a jamb section and having anchoring sections at the top andv bottom thereof. adapted for direct attachment to said side plate and sill respectively, and an outer vertically extending weather sealing section adapted to cooperate with a door sealing element, said attaching and sealing sections being all formed integrally with the post proper. N

2. In a railway car having a side door opening,

a Z-bar side plate, a depending inner plate secured thereto, and a side sill, a side post for said opening, said post having the upper end thereof-formed withsections directly attachable to the side plate and said depending plate, said post having also an integrally formed weather seal flange and a base directly attachable to the side sill. 1

an a railway car having a side door opening, and a'Z-bar side plate above said opening, a depending plate" secured to the inside of said sideplate, and a cast metal side post having its upper end fitting between said 'side plate and said depending plate and having an integrally formed weather seal flange.

4. In a railway oar having a side door opening, a side plate, and a side. sill affording horizontal and vertical surfaces, a side post for said opening,

said post having means at the top thereof for direct attachment to the side plate, an integral weather seal section extending lengthwise thereof,

horizontal and vertical surfaces, a cast metal side post having integral therewith horizontal and vertical base flanges adapted for attachment respectively to said horizontal and vertical surfaces of the side sill, and an outer weather sealing section extending lengthwise of the post.

6. In a railway car having a side door opening, hollow cast metal door posts defining the sides of said opening, the vertically extending faces of said posts adjacent tothe door opening sloping from the outside vertical planes of the posts inwardly and longitudinally toward the adjacent car ends and presenting a smooth surface to the door opening.

'7. In a railway car having a side door opening defined, inpart, by side door posts, the vertically extending faces of said posts presented to the door opening each sloping from the outside vertical planes of the posts inwardly and longitudinally toward the corresponding adjacent car ends, each of said posts being provided on the outer side thereof with an integrally formed, 1on1- gitudinally extending weather-sealing flange.

8. In a railway car having a side door opening, and a side post therefor having a vertically extending weather sealing flange on its outer face the door is in closed position. 9. In a railway car having a side door opening,

a cast metal side post at said opening having integral therewith a vertically extending weather sealing flange'on its outer face, and a door with a sealing strip at its side edge adapted to interlock with said flange, said side post having integral therewith a flange projecting longitudinally of the car for attachment to the 'side wall sheathing and so spaced fromthe weather sealv f ing flange that free access may be had to the sheathingattachment when the door is in closed position. a 1

10. As an article of manufacturaa east side door post having a jamb section proper, a weather sealing section adaptedto cooperate with a door sealing element, and anchoring'sections at each end thereof all formed integrally.

11. As an article of manufacture, a caststeel side door post for a railway car, said pos'thaving a jambsection proper, a weather sealing flange extending vertically along the outer face thereof, attaching flanges ateach end thereof, and a vertically disposed flange extending rearwardly from the rear edge of the J'amb section proper, all of said flanges and sections being integrally formed. 12. As an article of manufacture, a cast metal side door post for a railway car side door opening, said post having a main jamb' section proper of hollow form, flanges at the top and bottom thereof for attachment to a side plate and side sill respectively, anda weather sealing flange extending longitudinallyof the jamb section proper.

on the outer face thereof, all of said flanges bein formed integrally with the jamb section.

I 13. In arailway car having a side door opening defined, in part, 'by hollow metal side door posts the vertically extending faces of said posts adjacent to the door opening each sloping from the outside vertical planes of the posts inwardly and longitudinally toward the correspondingcar ends and presenting a smooth surface to the door opening, said post having an integrally formed flange extendingtoward the correspoding end'of the'car in substantially the outer plane of the post and to which is adapted to be secured the side wall sheathing of the car. 7

WILLIAM. F. KIEYSEL, JR. 

